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“AND THE ANGELS SING"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1946.

JAP LABOUR USED The Present And

TO LOAD SHIPS IN SINGAPORE

Singapore, Oct. 29.-The cun- tinued fusistence by the 7,000 striking wharf workers for a daily rice ration of approximato- ly twelve times that of an or dinary individual rice ration here has aroused suspicion in the minds of some authorities that certain elements are concerned with the stoppage and do_not] wish to see the dispute settled.

tice supply and munition ships arc being worked by Japanese labour but work on ordinary aner chant ahips

described as negligible owing to the Jack of winchmen.

The strikers' representatives were informed at this morning's meeting with the harbour authorities that it was useless to continue the negotia- tions unless this demand was abated and they were advised to make this point clear to the strikers.

The wharf workers' offetal union still remains aloof from the disputo and the group conducting negotia- tions on behalf of the strikers can- sinis of a strike committee composed of genuine wharf workers, who are accompanied by non-wharf workers described as "advisers,"

Future Of

Bermuda

(This is the last of a series of three articles on the present conditions and future prospects in Bermuda by William Hardcastle, Reuter's Special Correspondent).

P

EOPLE who knew the delightful "uncivilised" Bermuda of the nineteen-thirties complain that the war and the "invasion" of American soldiers and sailors that it brought-left the island with such "evils" of civilisation as motorcars and votes for women.

Ehrhardt Bureau Chiang Confers

Activities

Shanghai, Oct. 29 (UP).

With Third

Three former employees of the Party Leaders

German Information Bureau in Shanghai testified to-day that. Baron Jesco von Puttkamer and

Alfred Romain, former members Nanking, Oct. 29 (UP).— of the German Information Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Bureau in New York, continued this morning received the third preparation of anti-Allied pro- party leaders in two groups, paganda leaflets for the Japan- cach meeting lasting almost an ego long after the German sur-hour and presumably discussing render.

the most important of the dead- locked Issues in the current in-.. formal pénce talks.

Motor cam-or rather ten-wheeled Į driven carriage in difficulties he is

A Chinese employee of a printing firm, testifying before the U.S. Jorries-broke GO thu horrified compelled by law to hall and offer members of the military tribunal consciousness

trying alleged of the islanders help.

Nazi Ehrhardt shortly after Roosevelt and Chur-

Burcau for war crimes, tuld But inoffensive though the little Romain came to the office in June, chill had settled the famous "des- Austin and Morrises are, they are

How trayer bases" deal. The men who suficient to menace the livelihood leaflets urging United States soldiers 10-45, and ordered to be printed at either end of the narrow Island muda's built the huge naval and oir buses and even the existence of Berto quit the war. The leaflets were brought bulldozers, lorries and cars Taxis, operating under strict before had banned every form of for prices with which the curridge leaflets to be delivered direct to the to help them and on island which control are offering their

fore, 39th Street, Kansas City, Mo." services

He said Romain ordered driver cannot possibly compete.

the Japanese Army headquarters for ale-dropping.

road vehicle above the horse car rlage and bicycle had its first taste of modern transportation.

fumed carringe drivers. signed "Veterans of Foreign Wars,

THE taxi drivers, been

tu

Only this year has a law passed which allows residents have cars on the island but strictly controls their size and power,

Passenger cara

be of more than ten horse power; lorries

may not must conform to certain maximum It is stated that the advisers do majority of

measurements (which exclude the

American all the talking in the discussions presently produced); and all other types AB with tho harbour authorities.types are banned from the road- Reuter.

or will be by the end of the year British Cars

KOREANS' CLAIM SLIGHT IN JAP ANTI-CRIME DRIVE

Tokyo, Oct 20 (UP)-SCAP oficials are investigating the charge by Koreans residing here that they allegedly were victims of a subtle crime prevention campaign conducted by the Japanese police.

T

observer, the

To the unblased

motor ear, us presently con- trolled has done ile to spoll the Island's charm. To the American tourist the little eight and ien horse-power British models have a charm of their own.

The motor car law strange points.

has many more than one new car in

No family can have five years (this is aimed at ayolding every the creation of a second hand mar ket and flooding the The Japanese police of Ueno ares, "old

Island with wrecks"); If a lorry driver Tokyo, plastered posters warning the sees his wife standing on the road Japanese to beware of thefts when with a puncture on, her bicycle he

their

homen vacant.

is forbidden to stop to pick her up Koreans

centrat if a lorry or motor car sees a horse preans sald the

design is the

they

The motif of the Yinggang blem of

Someter tional em-

were so

bitterly

aroused that they were preparing to march to the Ueno police station in protest. The Korem liaison office, however, dissuaded them,

pointing

the upon

out that if violence resulted blame would immediately fall Koreans.

on the other

for

be

LONDON STOCKS

Speculation was rite this evening

nosal to the Government, the Com- as the Third party leaders are sub- mitting their revised mediation pro-

the third party delegates declined to munists and Gen Marshall

While

divulge the nature of the revision..

local administrations. pro-Government sources claimed the third parties have beceded to the Communist demand on the topic of

The Com munists are known to be socking recognition for the so-called popular- ly elected liberated area administra- lions, both in Manchuria, and in China Proper.

The pro-Government sources.sald If the mediation proposal regarding

the Sharp Recovery of Gold this point was revised in favour of

Mining,Shares

couple

The Taxi Drivers hand, are equally convinced the fores they are forced to charge are uneconomic and will have to raised eventually. Nevertheless the only as a tourist luxury carringe is soon. likely to remaini pleasure of the occasional who want to take a quiet moonlight drive.

There are few opponents of an- for women-but other war-produced novelty-votes |

there are Bermudians

many especially the in- ereasingly active Negro population, who are thoroughly, and articulate- ly dissatisfied with the island's whole system of franchise.

At present no one la allowed a vole unless he (or she) owns £00 worth of land. There arc nine parishes in the island and if any body owns 260 worth of land in each purish he is entitled to nu votes.

has

cars, and votes for women, it still

But even if Bermuda now stays calculatingly and charmingly behind what less blessed lands call

the times."

for

ing behind

And it expects to keep on keep years to come, to its own profit and the times the vialtora pleasure.--Reuter.

many

i

.

ONLY ROUTINE TRADING

the Communists the Govemment negollators would find it diffcult to accept.

The Government negotiators were reported to be prodding the third party

leaders to secure a Communis: promise to participate in the Na- Banal Assembly,

London, Oct. 28-The Stock Ex-

The sources also indicated that the change, passed a very quiet day. The Government was also prepared to recent flurry resulting from the sell-sive some more concessions, milit- ing of local loans and subsequent artly and politically, if the Com- switching operations has been largely munlala take part in the Assembly. completed and the markets have now returned to more normal conditions.

There was nothing in the week-end, tiews to provide a aumutus for any new business and to-day's trading was fargely a matter of routine.

Git-edgeds were distinctly quieter an were 1/10 lower where altered. greater part of the day following: Friday's

Kaff were very subdued for

stalement by the President of the Tran

JAP GENERALS CHARGED DEVELOPING MANCHURIA awakening of professional interest.

the

Tokyo, Oct. 28-Accused of having

Mukden, Oct. 38.--Mr Chang Chla- awakened prisoners-of-war every 10 minutes during an ley cold Japanese Special Commisioner in the North- ngau, Economic Affairs Ministry's winter and forced them to crawl enst, informed One SCAP offelals contended that out in the show, seven former top Misalon ut a welcome reception herel British Trade Japanese commanders will face the to-night that Manchuria would first uze

the simulated

Yingyang Eighth Army Military Commission at require industrial machinery and syrobol may have been a coincidonce Yokolinma soon to answer charges of communications without ulterior motive. The design-treatment of POW.

equipment before. reduced. forge exportable goods could be

ba

tirement

war-torn

tho

van! Chamber of Mines, where he under

ined heavily the difficulties confronting The gold mining industry. Towards the close, however, unconfirmed reports that the South African Afinister al Finance was calling a meeting with representa- tives of the gold mining industry led to a sharp recovery in prices and the Industrinis were quiet throughout the day and movement was seldom more than a few pence either way with the ex- ception of nationalisation stocks and bre movements on the day. weriestho laster

showed appreciable Argentine rails were also quiet spart from Hon rails recorded little change and revival of interest in debenture stocka, The foreign market was idle-Reuler.

NEW

YORK STOCKS

New York, Oct, 20-Wall Street drifted down in dull dealings to-day, with de- elines reaching as much as three points, Mr Chiang asked for foreign aid to Some resistant spots persisted, but num- rehabilitate tu

erous cariler supported gold mining Manchurin joined the major trend after the lack of which, according to him, was the substantiation of the

report that the richest natural resources area in price of gold would be advanced. China. Apart from mass production Besides the adverse effect on the mar- of soya

beans, Mr Chang said, kut by the CLO. President's assertion Manchuria possessed considerable that the steel industry can afford a deposits of magnesium which were fleeted the small deeline in operations and "healthy wage rize," steels further re- urgently required by almost every continued dimeulty. of accumulating

is highly decorative: a circle spilt It is illeged that the accused "almost into two parts by a curving line. It continuously beat U.S. war prisoners is also an ancient Chinese symbol. from November 26, 1942 to March 5,

Occupation officials promised the 1943, and ordered all prisoners Koreans the situation would stand naked in sharp frost for meas- thoroughly investigated.

and weighing. Central Koreans passing the Ueno district News, have been tearing the posters from walls, Three placards have been turned over to the liaison office. Ono is in the possession of the United Press,

The lower left hand corner of the poster reads: "Sponsored by the Ueno police station and

Ueno Crime Prevention Association."

The four huge Konji

characters in red printed on the right hand side rend: "Beware of thefts."

PORTUGUESE FILMS

U.S. ESPIONAGE TRIAL

Lisbon, Oct. 29 (UP)-The Forty-country in the world-Central News, guese Government has decreed that foreign films may be imported under the condition that Portuguese flims are accepted in foreign countries.

The decree forbids the importing of films which have Portuguese dialogue with the exception of those produced in Brazil 'or under a reciprocal agree

The poster depicts a hairy hand clutching a door and a devil dressed jmen

in black brandishing a knife over a A National Film protection Fund, quivering Japanese girl. The action with additional tax on each foreign takes place within the circle of them, was established by the Govern Yingyang symbol.

ment to protect the national cinema.

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Warsaw, Oct. 29. Foreign Once spokesman nounced to-day that the espionage trial of the United States Embassy will open on Monday, November 4, translator, Mrs Irena Dmoschowan, in the regional military court.

The Embassy announced that United States State Department observer will attend the trial.

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Gen Chan Chun Returning

Washington, Oct. 29 (UP).—Gen Chang Chun, Governor of Szechuan Province and a member of the Chinese Governmeni Commission recking a solution to differences between political factions, to-day paid a farewell call on Prealdent Truman. He was accompanied by the Chinese Ambassador, Dr Wel- lington Koo, who came here from New York for the occasion.

Gen Chang is leaving this after- noon for San Francisco, where will take a plane for

China Ife said he come to the United States six weeks ago for medical attention and had hoped, after receiving 11. that he could spend a while in the United States and tour part of it.

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He said he received a message from the Chinese Government however, asking him to return promptly to Nanking, which he was doing. He added that his visit President Truman was purely courtesy call and nothing important wan discussed.

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Dr Koo is returning to New York.

BRITAIN MUST BUY

FOOD IN U.S. OPEN MARKET

The second round of wage demands i London, Oct. 20 (UP).—Tha already under way in various industries Minister of Food, Mr John Strachey, and offect the favourable expectations said at a press conference to-day with regard to the elections. so far as

the Reuter.

Dow Jones averages were:

20 Ralis 47.00 30 Industrials 200.04: UuUues 34,43: Blonds 102.57: Dow Jones Commodity Index $18.35.-Reuters

Immediate trend concerned that the Washington announcement

that foreign countries would have to,

open buy American food on the market rather than through the Department of Agriculture was bad news...for Britain_but... “wa... nro - not unprepared." Hirohito, attending a meeting of the and it was unwelcome only in that the Britain anticipates that in Tokyo, Oct. 20 (UP)-Emperer open market prices will be higher Privy Council to-day, approved the sense, sald Mr Strachey. new constitution-the last legal pro- cedure necessary for its tion on November 3.

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URANIUM

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IN SOVIET ZONE

Berlla, Oct. 29 (UP)—A high ranking German ofělal of the Soviet zonal administration told the ten, United Press to-day that only about

50 persona

are working in Ger- many's only productive uranium mine at Schnnebrog.

was

trump cost-to-day's declarer a great and East captured dummy's jack.

the diamond many points!

Enst thought for, a moment. about returning a diamond, but was almost inconceivable West who had the singleton, so East shifted to A spade. Decturer's blank ace won, and he then ran off B❘X trump tricks,

keeping one rump for some, purpose that must remain obscure.

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The mine is being operated by the Russian army as part of the mining now effective throughout the Soviet zone, he added.

OMcial records show this mino to be not too productive through- out the many years It has been operated, the official said.

West had been forced to discard

American intelligence officers 10- a great many times, but he retain-

day refused to comment or specu- ed a firm grasp en' his original four

late on reports that the Russians clubs and the long spade King Schnnebrog region near the Czecho-

uranium mining

in tho Now, obviously committing himsel Slovakian border.

tu u 3-3 break of clubs. declurer led

to the ace, back to the king, and

hopefully laid down the club qucën.

No

"luck"!

West's club jack won the setting trick.

There was no possible reason for South to hold the last trump!

for

put a very excellent reason cashing Laying down that 'card

Bro

STOLEN BOOKS

China Demands Return From Japan

West might have made matters would have squeezed West to the marc dcult for

If proverbial pulp! слету

(As a matter of had tried the shutout overcall fact, it would have effected a double of three spades--n stretch, but jus-squeeze neither defender

could led under the vulnerability con-have

Shanghal, Oct. 28. The return of ditions.

If West ancient literary works and tren- the bidding actually gave up the spade king, the queen went, South's leap to six hearts was would be rather easy to cash;

sures seized, stolen or purchased entirety logical-even purbops con- West let go a club, South's four Aret Sino-Japanese war of 1884 i If by the Japanese as far back ne the servative.

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clubs would be good.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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ALL US ELEPHANTS HAVE

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being demanded by Influentint Chinese cultural circles PR compen- ention for what is described as the "Immeasurable loss of Chinese re- lies" suffered by China in her eight- year war of resistance.

According to Professor Ho Chang- chun, hend of the History Department of the National Central University--. the Oriental Cultural Research In- alitute in Japan alone has a collection of nearly 130,000 Chinese classica ac- quired in various ways—Reuter.

"London, Oct. 20-British-French trade talks which were recently aus- pended in Paris were eaumed to- day. These talks will chiefly con cern arrangements for French Im- ports of British machinery and chemicals and for: British imports of French iron ore and potosh-Central Nows.